thermodynamic_phase_of_cloud_water_particles_at_cloud_top

A variable with the standard name of thermodynamic_phase_of_cloud_water_particles_at_cloud_top contains integers which can be translated to strings using flag_values and flag_meanings attributes. Alternatively, the data variable may contain strings which indicate the thermodynamic phase. These strings are standardised. Values must be chosen from the following list: liquid; ice; mixed; clear_sky; super_cooled_liquid_water; unknown. "Water" means water in all phases. The phrase "cloud_top" refers to the top of the highest cloud.
  • List containing this term version: CF (75) CF (76) CF (77) CF (78) CF (79) CF (80) CF (81) CF (82) CF (83) CF (84) CF (85) CF (86)
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  • Proposal: Alison Pamment [Standard Names: Meteorological Standard ]

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